Sad? Don't stop ever! For anything!

[Reckless]

Did a search can't see this has been posted so here goes?

Was browsing for a new MX helmet when I came across this! Got this off the Bayride M/C site in Tuaranga here (http://bayride.co.nz/Events--%5E__%5E--Community/Bayride--News/Police--Warning_73/) (Copy and pasted hereunder)

Bloody hell there goes the last bit off common decency out the window!!
Don't stop for nothin even baby's or egg on the screen!!
Mind you who would leave their baby by the side of the road? Although that bait could be swapped for anything to tempt a unsuspecting female?

Be careful out there! According to the article its actually happened! Far out!


Police Warning

Date: 21st December 2010


This has happened on Barrett Road in New Plymouth TO CLOSE TO HOME!!!

Worth Passing On!
This is happening now!

Sad, especially if you are inclined to 'help' people....

While driving on a rural end of the roadway on Thursday
morning, I saw an infant car seat on the side of the
road with a blanket draped over it. For whatever
reason, I did not stop, even though I had all kinds of
thoughts running through my head. But when I got to my
destination, I called the Police and they were going
to check it out. But, this is what the Police advised
even before they went out there to check....

"There are several things to be aware of ..... gangs and
thieves are now plotting different ways to get a person
(mostly women)to stop their vehicle and get out of the
car.

"There is a gang initiation reported by the local
Police where gangs are placing a car seat by the
road...with a fake baby in
it...waiting for a woman, of course, to stop and check
on the abandoned baby.

"Note that the location of this car seat is usually
beside a wooded or grassy (field) area and the person
-- woman -- will be dragged into the woods, beaten and
raped, and usually left for dead. If it's a man,
they're usually beaten and robbed and maybe left for
dead, too.

DO NOT STOP FOR ANY REASON!!!

DIAL 1 1 1
AND REPORT WHAT YOU SAW, BUT DON'T EVEN SLOW DOWN.

"IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND EGGS ARE THROWN AT
YOUR WINDSCREEN, DO NOT STOP TO CHECK THE CAR, DO NOT
OPERATE THE WIPER AND DO NOT SPRAY ANY WATER BECAUSE
EGGS MIXED
WITH WATER BECOME MILKY AND BLOCK YOUR VISION UP TO
92.5%, AND YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO STOP BESIDE THE
ROAD AND BECOME A VICTIM OF THESE CRIMINALS.

THIS IS A NEW TECHNIQUE USED BY GANGS, SO PLEASE
INFORM YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES...

THESE ARE DESPERATE TIMES AND THESE ARE UNSAVOURY
INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET
WHAT THEY WANT."

Please talk to your loved ones about this. This is a
new tactic used. Please be safe.

Get started NOW -- SEND THIS MESSAGE TO ALL YOUR
FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES TO BE CAREFUL AND AWARE OF
EVERYTHING AROUND THEM SO AS NOT TO BECOME A VICTIM.

[Mom]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/eggthrow.asp

http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carseat.asp

[tnarg]

Sounds like another urban myth. Nearly identical.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/crime/a/national_gang_week.htm

[Genie]

Well that's jsut bloody wrong...as to the egg throwing...I'm guilty. Was one of my after dark pastimes in my younger days (about 10), eggs and rotten tomatoes thrown from the orchard to unsuspecting passing motorists. Had no idea how dangerous that was, for me at 10, it was a laugh. Now, as an adult, I see how much of a thoughtless stupid individual I was....I'm glad I've grown up.

[Gremlin]

Lucky the elderly couple I stopped for yesterday didn't turn out to be in a gang huh? They were sorted, someone was coming, but couldn't leave an old Buick sitting on the side of the road without checking.

[Reckless]

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/eggthrow.asp

http://www.snopes.com/crime/gangs/carseat.asp

Yeh but aren't they overseas articles this one claims it's a genuine NZ police warning, posted by a NZ company and has happened in New Plymouth?
Quote "This has happened on Barrett Road in New Plymouth"

Bayride obviously think it serious enough to put on there main page?

[Latte]

Police don't send official warnings via Chain/Spam mail. There'd be a press conference.

[Pascal]

Yeh but aren't they overseas articles this one claims it's a genuine NZ police warning, posted by a NZ company and has happened in New Plymouth?

Isn't that the whole point of an Urban Legend? Familiar enough to be believable. I cannot find anything on the police website regarding this and they put a LOT of crap on their site. Searches for Barrett, Egg, etc. return nothing related to this.

If you really believe it's true, why not call the police and ask them?

[Reckless]

Isn't that the whole point of an Urban Legend? Familiar enough to be believable. I cannot find anything on the police website regarding this and they put a LOT of crap on their site. Searches for Barrett, Egg, etc. return nothing related to this.

If you really believe it's true, why not call the police and ask them?

Well it looks like its doubtful if they put a lot of crap on their site!
Perhaps someone close to them can ask whoever put it up where they got the info about the Barrett Road incident and if its genuine??
Its NZ specific and if its not valid its in poor taste!

[Usarka]

Lucky the elderly couple I stopped for yesterday didn't turn out to be in a gang huh? They were sorted, someone was coming, but couldn't leave an old Buick sitting on the side of the road without checking.

You should have phoned 111 and carried on bro!

[Fatt Max]

Someone threw flour, eggs and milk at my car once. It was a hot sunny day as well. Caused a heap of damage, by the time I got home the car looked well battered....

[Headbanger]

Someone threw flour, eggs and milk at my car once. It was a hot sunny day as well. Caused a heap of damage, by the time I got home the car looked well battered....

Lmao.



........

[Headbanger]

did a search can't see this has been posted so here goes?

.

sucked in!!!!!

[Latte]

Someone threw flour, eggs and milk at my car once. It was a hot sunny day as well. Caused a heap of damage, by the time I got home the car looked well battered....

A guy at school had this happen to his car during the last day of 7th form, it ended up "setting" inside the car doors and all the gaps, car stunk for weeks and ruined the paint wherever it set.

Seemed funny at the time, his dad didn't think so though :(

[Big Dave]

As if the batter would last long enough to get home.

I was just at the Butchers.
He said 'I bet you $200 you can't reach that meat on the top shelf.
I said' no way - the steaks are too high.'

[EJK]

I have a sister living in NP. I'm taking this seriously.

If it's hoax/ myth/ joke, it's not exactly funny.

[Fatt Max]

Massive fight outside our local takeaway last night. Two bags of chips got assaulted...(already done the battered joke)

Then there was the Mr Whippy driver found dead in his van covered in 100's and 1000's, the police said he had topped himself, the area is still coned off....

[AD345]

I have a sister living in NP. I'm taking this seriously.

If it's hoax/ myth/ joke, it's not exactly funny.

Muppet </10char/>

[EJK]

Muppet </10char/>

Explain?</10char>

[Usarka]

Explain?</10char>
Really? Ok:

1) It's a reported hoax.
2) It's a "supposedly" a police warning in the form of a chain lettter.
3) No one can find the actual police release which should either be on www.police.govt.nz or in a reputable media release.

[EJK]

Really? Ok:

1) It's a reported hoax.
2) It's a "supposedly" a police warning in the form of a chain lettter.
3) No one can find the actual police release which should either be on www.police.govt.nz or in a reputable media release.

Falling for that joke and for a moment thinking it's serious and having concerned for my only sister living in NP makes me a muppet?

I... don't understand.

[phill-k]

Falling for that joke and for a moment thinking it's serious and having concerned for my only sister living in NP makes me a muppet?

I... don't understand.

Dry your eyes princess:shutup:

some people will believe anything they receive in an email - NZer's lose over $4million dollars to email scams every year, fuck that is funny - to me anyway.
:sick:

[EJK]

Dry your eyes princess:shutup:

some people will believe anything they receive in an email - NZer's lose over $4million dollars to email scams every year, fuck that is funny - to me anyway.
:sick:

I rest my case.

[Big Dave]

They were lovable puppets created by Jim Henson.

[AD345]

Falling for that joke and for a moment thinking it's serious and having concerned for my only sister living in NP makes me a muppet?

I... don't understand.

They are ALWAYS hoaxes

ALWAYS

Falling for them adds that little bit of unnecessary fear and stress to your life and the life of those you hold near and dear if you try to warn them of this new and impending danger in society

the interweb has been around long anough now that you, you personally with your 4000+ posts, need to get with the plan and stop allowing this crap to have any effect whatsoever.

If you see any (ANY) posts/emails/mesageboard pleas of this nature, ESPECIALLY ones telling you to "pass this message on to your fiends and family" and you don't look for secondary verification before doing anything...

then you are a muppet

[nadroj]

Yeh but aren't they overseas articles this one claims it's a genuine NZ police warning, posted by a NZ company and has happened in New Plymouth?
Quote "This has happened on Barrett Road in New Plymouth"

Not to my knowledge & I don'tlive too far away. Maybe Patrick can confirm/deny?

[phill-k]

Not to my knowledge & I don'tlive too far away. Maybe Patrick can confirm/deny?

as has been said before muppet:facepalm:

ps I have this really great money making scheme that I want to share with you, guarrenteed under the NZ/Uganden deposit scheme to return you zillons, just pm me $295 and I'll show you how:yes:

[Big Dave]

Graeme Swann, the No.10, was the main aggressor when Mitchell Johnson was thrashed for 35 runs in two overs. Just a fortnight ago Johnson was a world-beater, but he has been battered once again. - Cricinfo

[Headbanger]

Dry your eyes princess:shutup:

some people will believe anything they receive in an email - NZer's lose over $4million dollars to email scams every year, fuck that is funny - to me anyway.
:sick:

That pisses me off, I spend a good chunk of my free time trawling dating websites trying to contact desperate women who will give me a blowjob and a few grand and the bitches don't even return my mail.

I need to get me some of that action.

[Genie]

Massive fight outside our local takeaway last night. Two bags of chips got assaulted...(already done the battered joke)

Then there was the Mr Whippy driver found dead in his van covered in 100's and 1000's, the police said he had topped himself, the area is still coned off....

and Mr Whippy stricks again. Not heard of him around these parts for some time now.....:shutup:

[Fatt Max]

and Mr Whippy stricks again. Not heard of him around these parts for some time now.....:shutup:

I was once referred to as the 'Stay Puffed Marshmallow Man'. It had nothing whatsoever to do with my waistline.....